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Working group on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the GFCM area

GFCM Compliance Committee (CoC). Marrakech, Morocco, 22–24 April 2015

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Working group on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the GFCM area of application was held on 22-24 April 2015 in Marrakech, Morocco. The meeting reviewed progress in the implementation of the two GFCM roadmaps to fight IUU fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea respectively. Also, it discussed matters relating to the extent and the nature of IUU fishing in the GFCM area, including activities of those that are non-Members to the GFCM.

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